Aug. 24

Jointly sponsored by the Center for Bioethics and the Hospital Ethics Committee, the new Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds Series will offer an innovative and interactive forum for engaging with ethical, legal, and policy issues of particular salience to patient care within the hospital.

As UNC Health Care prepares to transition to a new HR/Payroll system in December 2011, Human Resources is conducting data validation of our current system. Employees are asked to log on to the PREP system to take the Employee Data Survey by Friday, Sept. 2.

News updates this week include: UNUM Whole life Insurance Offering, Are you considering purchasing a new home this year?, Employee Records at Hospital, Employee Benefits at Hospital, NC Supplemental Plan Sessions and Career Opportunities.

Enroll now in Tobacco Free Tar Heels, a free tobacco use treatment program for UNC Health Care employees and their families. Participants receive an initial assessment, treatment plan, weekly follow-up, and up to three months of tobacco cessation medication at no cost.

Major earthquakes are extremely rare in North Carolina. However, in response to the magnitude 5.9 earthquake Aug. 23 in Virginia, please read through the following earthquake safety tips so that you know what to do during an earthquake.